Michael_Gleeson_(politician)
Michael Gleeson (politician)
Irish former Gaelic footballer and politician (born 1946)
Michael Gleeson (born 1946 in Killarney, County Kerry) is an Irish former politician and sportsperson.
Michael Gleeson | |
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| Kerry County Councillor | |
| In office June 1999 – May 2021 | |
| Constituency | Killarney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Political party | Kerry Independent Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | Labour Party (until 1992) |
| Personal information | |||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1960s–1980s | Spa | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 3 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1969–1972 | Kerry | 15 (4-12) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
He played Gaelic football with his local club Spa and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1972.[1] He was also a member of the Kerry junior team and won an All-Ireland Junior Football Championship medal in 1967.[citation needed]
He won three Kerry Senior Football Championships, a Munster Senior Club Football Championship and an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with East Kerry. With Spa he won seven East Kerry Senior Football Championship titles and a County Intermediate Football Championship. During his college days in Dublin he won a Dublin Under 21 Football Championship with Erins Hope in 1966. He later played with UCD and won a Sigerson Cup with them.[citation needed]
He was a Killarney town councillor from 1991 to 2014; and a Kerry County Councillor from 1983 to 1991 representing the Labour Party; and from 1999 to 2021 as part of the Kerry Independent Alliance. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2011 general election.[2] He has also been Mayor of Killarney. He retired from politics in May 2021 and was replaced on the council by his nephew John O'Donoghue.[3]
- "Kerry GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- "Michael Gleeson". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- "Cllr John O'Donoghue formally co-opted onto Kerry County Council". Radio Kerry. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Kerry Senior Football Captain 1971 |
Succeeded by |